Which is the best?

[RaceDeck]

New to the site.
I have been looking at a number of GTS's and I was wondering what is/was the best year?

Also I have sat in a few RT's and I am far to tall, but I do fit into the GTS's that I have been in....Was there any year that Viper added any room in the cockpit area?

I currently own a high-end Cobra Replica with a stroker 427 motor in it that I plan on keeping. I am looking for into a GTS viper for longer trips and SCCA club type events that I particapate in.....Plus there is a nice empty spot in my garage for a new toy!
Thanks for any input

RaceDeck www.racedeck.com

 

[King GTS]

I LIKED MY 97 BECAUSE OF THE COLOR. BUT I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT MY CURRENT 2001 IS THE BEST OVERALL. COLOR/COMFORT/ ETC....

I ALSO HAD SOME OVERHEATING ISSUES WITH MY 96 & 97. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001. JUST MY .02

 

[Eddie N]

the vipers got more color choices and creature comforts as the years progressed.. if you have the bucks, i would look into a late model (99 and up) gts, especially if you plan on taking long trips in the car..

- eddie -

 

[RaceDeck]

Thanks for the input.....I am on the lookout for a 2000 or newer GTS. There seems to be a quite a few nice ones on the market right now.....

I am still curious about, if there are any differences in **** -pit sizes?...I had to do a tremendous amount of custom work to fit into my Cobra...( I am 6"4")

RaceDeck www.racedeck.com

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

We like them all but 98 still has the rawness that the purist love. But you can't go wrong with any year.

 

[CAP]

What's a ****-pit?

 

[VIPR GTS]

Contact JonB or do a search here for seat lowering kits, many previous threads. Two available one is adjustable and one is not. Your heighth should not have any problems with the seat dropped.

 

[Dixter]

97 GTS of course...

 

[SteveMat]

I'm 6'3" and barely fit in my 97 GTS. I do not believe the year has made any difference in the cockpit size of the Viper. The GTS have about 2 more inches of head room than a RT/10 (with the top up). There are two lowering kits available that I have seen and have been thinking of getting one myself. One lowers everything my an inch and still allows the seat to move forward, the other drops it by 2 inches but you can't adjust the forward/backward movement. I suspect you would be OK in a GTS with the 2 inch lowering kit.

BTW - 97's are the best

 

[dadsvpr]

why limit yourself to 2000 or later. the 1999 model had all the creature comforts (minus abs) plus forged forged pistons and a mildly more aggressive cam. I like the 99 due to this, plus i like its shifter and door handle erognomics. the rear hatch access latch is also nice to have though frivalous. the 98 is a nice car but 99 is just a little bit better ;^).

i've put together a list of colors, cam profiles, diffs, etc. to complement viperjays list. see:
http://www.thomasser.org/viper

Jason